Ha ha Well I can’t imagine the beer back then was very good
Micha laughed bitterly and decided to stop teasing Lilith She pulled out a brandy she had brought with the beers and poured it into Lilith’s glass
It was not wine but it was still made from grapes Lilith seemed pleased with that because she obediently drank it
The two of them enjoyed their drinks for a while
But just as Micha reached for a third one something occurred to her and she stopped
She decided against a third can of beer and instead just swished around what remained of her second one
Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised that Mutsuki didn’t choose us
The boy has no eye for women He might be a reincarnation but he is still only a child
Micha’s expression brightened as they discussed the boy
So did Lilith’s
I have not given up said Lilith
I can escape here at any time once the boy has a change of heart And even if he does not I can wait another thousand years and meet the new reincarnation Avalon will be mine eventually
You will not best me next time Lucya
Micha chuckled at that familiar name
She felt more comfortable with Michael now but she had gone by that name a very long time ago
Well I’m with you for another 1000 years She set the empty can down on the table We are friends after all
Lilith set down her glass as well
The can and glass bumped together producing a terribly awkward sound
It was 8 30 in the morning
Mutsuki Ange Lucia and Machina rushed up the hill as the bell rang They walked through the school’s main gate for the first time in half a month
Pant pant I-I’m no good at running
We’ve barely run at all You’re pathetic
Well I’m not a wild boar like you are
Lucia could pop in anywhere without warning but he apparently had trouble with ordinary running He was already out of breath and Ange’s breathing grew heavier as he provoked her
Those two and Mutsuki were jogging toward school in a bit of a panic They were very close to being late
Machina alone walked calmly toward the gate in order to slip through one second before it shut
I-Ibekusa I know this is kind of your ‘thing’ but could we maybe leave a little earlier starting tomorrow
Hm If you say so Fujita
She knew they would arrive just barely on time but it was bad for his heart
He had wanted to walk to school with her since they were living together now but deferring to her schedule had been a mistake He felt a cold sweat as he ran through the hallway and toward their classroom Good morning Fujita and Miss- no I mean Ibekusa
Good morning Senpai
They happened across Ren along the way
They only greeted each other but it led to an uncomfortable silence His relationship with Machina and Lucia had returned to normal but things were still awkward with Ren
He had ended up having sex with his first love and he had still not figured out where to go from there
That awkwardness would probably continue for a while longer In a way that awkwardness was what made Shirohara Ren something special for him in a way that Ange and the others were not
They said nothing more and went their separate ways since they were not in the same class
Ange wrinkled her brow and gave her a threatening look as usual
School was the same as always
Once they arrived in their classroom
Hey It’s Fujita And Ange
Satowa and Ibekusa too Are you finally over that food poisoning ’
Saya Sakae and their other classmates were there to greet them
When they had left school in mid-April the class had been told they were being hospitalized for food poisoning
Are you okay Mutsuki Did you eat something bad at the cultural festival I heard you went to the teahouse Kurikara was working at so was it there
Hold it Let’s not make assumptions here
Hey I was only asking questions
Everything we served there was coated in mayonnaise And mayo is an incredible disinfectant so he couldn’t have gotten food poisoning there
Are you sure it was food poisoning Mutsuki And not – oh I don’t know – really bad heartburn
Saya and Sakae’s comedy routine seemed a lot more amusing when it had been a while
That said they had barely arrived on time so they did not have time to enjoy this Their homeroom teacher Katsue-sensei would arrive soon so they quickly moved to their seats
Machina sat next to Mutsuki Lucia sat behind her and Ange next to him
The four of them were in their usual seats
We really are back aren’t we
We are
Saya and Sakae returned to their more distant seats but they looked happy that those four desks were finally occupied again
Sakae glanced over at Mutsuki
During that half month he had dreamed that Mutsuki turned into a girl
Everything really is back to normal now huh
He spoke a little louder than necessary to shake off the awkwardness
But Saya did not reply the way she usually did
Puzzled he looked over at her face
Oh yeah you’re right Back to normal But
She kept glancing over at Mutsuki too
But she had completely forgotten what she had dreamed She only remembered having a dream about sleeping with a wonderful person but she had dreams like that all the time so it had not stuck with her She was focused on something else
Something about those four seems off
How so
Well I can’t really put my finger on it Um
She could sense that something had changed in those four’s lives
Especially when she looked at the girl poking at Mutsuki’s back from the seat behind him
Hey Mutsuki you made our lunches today right
Yeah I made sure to include as many of your favorites as I could
Yay
She rarely smiled so widely in the classroom
Seeing that Saya could not help but think something had changed about Mutsuki and Ange’s relationship
But no one could figure what exactly that change was
Adolescent Adam 9 Afterword
Hello It’s overr This is Sakaki Kasa
Yes at long last Adolescent Adam is complete
9 volumes over 9 years But you can’t really say I was writing 1 a year or anything In fact it took 7 and a half years just for 7 8 and 9 Sorry
9 years really was too long The story was based on a very Chuunibyou idea but the concept of Chuunibyou changed a lot over those 9 years The light novel industry has changed too The selling point of this series was It’s like a normal LN except they fuck but now you can find that under ordinary LN labels so it’s not that special But despite that I somehow managed to finish it I got it all out and I couldn’t be happier
I wasn’t sure that was going to happen in the gap between the fight against Kurosaki and the fight against Lilith After the clearly dangerous flags I raised about Machina in Vol 7 it looked like a lot of you were worried about her Well you were right That was my original plan But this series is generally about getting it on in fun and sexy ways so I’m glad I changed my mind about that
I managed to get in the whole story I had originally decided on I finished the whole thing I didn’t have to leave anything out
Oh wait I forgot to do a sex scene for Miss D
Volumes 8 and 9 effectively act as a two-parter They were about a Changing World and about Love The subtitles are always linked to the type of sex in the volume so (as you know by now) Volume 8 was rough and erotic while Volume 9 was sweet and lovey-dovey That clear difference made them easier to write back to back And I know I mentioned an Adam game in Volume 7’s Afterword but while that never happened some parts of it went into the game Maoten which is on sale now by CandySoft The art was of course done by Amagai If you’re interested please check it out Last of all I have nothing but thanks for Amagai and my editor T who stuck with me to the very end I hope we can work together on something else in the future
Now everyone I don’t know how it will happen but until we meet again